This comes months after Mohammed Shami was ordered by the Calcutta high court to pay his estranged wife Hasin Jahan a monthly amount of ₹4 lakh.

Supreme Court has asked Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami and the government of West Bengal to respond to a plea filed by the former's estranged wife seeking revision in the maintenance she is getting from the cricketer after their divorce.

While hearing the plea filed by Hasin Jahan, Shami's wife, the Supreme Court bench made an oral remark saying that on an interim basis, the maintenance that the Calcutta high court had ordered Shami to pay his wife and daughter every month is “quite handsome”, reports news agency ANI

Legal tussle between Shami and Hasin Jahan

This comes months after Shami was ordered by the Calcutta high court to pay his estranged wife Hasin Jahan a monthly amount of ₹4 lakh, including maintenance for the couple's daughter.

The order was passed by bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee on July 1, directing the Indian cricketer to pay ₹1.5 lakh to her wife and ₹2.5 lakh to her daughter monthly.

“In my considered opinion, a sum of Rs. 1,50,000/- per month to the petitioner no.1(wife) and Rs. 2,50,000/- to her daughter would be just fair and reasonable to ensure financial stability for both the petitioners…” the July 1 order read.

Hasin Jahan had however demanded a total of ₹10 lakh a month as maintenance, ₹7 lakh of which was for herself and ₹3 lakh were for her daughter. However, her request was not entertained.

The order passed in July was a win for Hasin Jahan as the amount was a significant bump from ₹1.30 lakh per month that Shami was ordered to pay to his wife and their daughter in 2023 by a district court.

Hasin Jahan had however demanded a total of ₹10 lakh a month as maintenance, ₹7 lakh of which was for herself and ₹3 lakh were for her daughter. However, her request was not entertained.

The couple had gotten married in 2014, however, they separated in 2018 after Hasin Jahan filed an FIR against Md Shami, alleging domestic violence and abuse, followed by a long legal battle.